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A tragic flaw in thinking is to look at the systems we have in place to keep us safe and feel they are no longer necessary because they’ve been so successful at keeping us safe.
On the heels of multiple airplane disasters, including one less than a month ago that killed 67 people, and after years of warnings about our understaffed air traffic control system, Trump has begun firing hundreds of FAA air traffic control workers.
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Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash
The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a fatal mid-air collision in Washi...
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February 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM